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Tucker: The Man and His Dream

“Don’t get too close to people, you’ll catch their dreams.” I love movies. Gosh I love movies. I don’t particularly love thismovie but I love that I got to discover this one randomly out of nowhere. Even though I didn’t know it was directed by Coppola when I picked it up, it makes complete sense— this era of Coppola (late80s-mid90s) is under appreciated. Jack was one of my favorite films growing up, before I even knew what a director was. Tucker felt very familiar to me because of that. Usually biopics bore me to tears but this one…it interested me, to say the least. Bridges is spectacular and his portrayal of Tucker is incredibly vivid. There’s a sentimentality to the narrative, a hopeful chord that feels so uniquely Coppola. A belief in innovation, in aspiring for better, striving for something new.Even if the world is against you, never let that stop you from reaching towards the future. Also, those cars were fire, I can see why the competition was hating.